The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends each school have its own full-time nurse, but our our I-Team found that’s not the case for thousands of local kids.
Today the I-Team analyzed new data from state health officials and found here at home COVID infections in children are rising in the weeks ahead of school starting.
With as many as 5,000 members, the I-Team spent the day piecing together a trail of the Ghostface Gang across our area. And we found their crime spree, and their influence, is profound.
Arrested again, tonight a local pool contractor at the center of an I-Team investigation is in even deeper water. Travis Taylor turned himself in today after not one, not two, but three new warrants.
Drug overdose deaths skyrocketed nationwide during the pandemic. The I-Team analyzed deaths in Georgia and South Carolina and found the story is even worse.
A judge issues the first big ruling in a case involving a former Burke County deputy after high levels of lead were found in and outside of a sheriff's gun range.
An elected official in the Augusta city government is named in a two-count federal indictment charging him with destroying records in a federal investigation and lying to federal investigators researching the case.
Extravagant spending. Missing receipts. A question of possible fraud – and is it criminal? It’s a storyline playing with your tax dollars on both sides of the river. The I-Team follows the money tonight from Augusta to Allendale.
A bit of good news out of the pandemic for animal lovers, 2020 saw a 50 percent reduction in the number of dogs and cats euthanized in shelters. The I-Team collected data from local counties to see what that picture looks like here at home.
New questions about what’s next for Mayor Hardie Davis and his office after we found he’s spent $70,000 in the last 18 months on the taxpayer credit card.
By Lynnsey Gardner, Meredith Anderson, Photojournalist Irisa Wheeler and Photojournalist Erin Tallent
A local contractor is in deep water after our I-Team uncovers more reports of unfinished pools. Multiple families say they paid big bucks only to be left with a big mess.
A South Carolina senator is asking the governor to remove the Allendale County treasurer from office. This comes after our I-Team spent months investigating financial problems in the county from the school district not receiving state money to county employee payroll taxes being paid.
Serious questions being pointed at Mayor Hardie Davis and how he and other elected officials are spending your tax dollars. The I-Team has been looking into financial records for credit cards for more than a month now and today it came under the microscope for city leaders.
An update to an ongoing I-Team investigation into problems with housing at Fort Gordon. Tomorrow marks another step forward in a plan we’ve been tracking to protect our military families.
With the I-20 corridor running through the heart of our area, most of us share the road with big trucks every day. But our I-Team found, DUIs are on the rise for commercial drivers, putting you and your family at risk.
New bombshells from the search for Augusta’s next fire chief after the I-Team spent the day combing through new internal city emails that show two big things.
Augusta commissioners say they’re looking into complaints about delays in ambulances. Complaints that came out a month after Gold Cross sent the city a proposed contract.
Some big developments today in a selection process that’s been on hold. The I-Team spent the day talking with two of the other candidates who hope they are still in the running to be the next fire chief.
Complying with the orders of a judge, Augusta officials have turned over to News 12 and other local media the documents on finalists for the city fire chief position.
A federal judge ruled this afternoon the CDC overstepped it’s authority when it imposed a nationwide eviction ban. There are now calls for the justice department to appeal the decision.
A judge ruled today that the city of Augusta must turn over to local media the information about job candidates who were interviewed to become the city’s next fire chief.
Considering the Augusta mayor’s request to keep the city-decal off his city-issued car the I-TEAM wanted to know how other Georgia cities are interpreting and following the law.
A judge will make his decision on whether the city of Augusta must turn over documents on the fire chief candidates who interviewed for the job — a fight News 12 is involved in.
By Meredith Anderson and Photojournalist Irisa Wheeler
Chances are you know someone who’s battled or is battling breast cancer. But when it comes to her chance of survival an all-new I-TEAM investigation finds that could depend on the color of her skin.
Owe on student loans? Prepare to start paying again. The federal government put repayments on pause last March. The order expires at the end of September.
By Meredith Anderson and Photojournalist Irisa Wheeler
The clock is ticking for companies that handle military housing to make good on their promise to lawmakers and on their promise to our men and women in uniform.
Allendale County was already struggling to make ends meet even before 2020 but the pandemic put a spotlight on the county’s problems even catching the eye of the governor, himself.
By Meredith Anderson and Photojournalist Irisa Wheeler
For 10 years, we’ve uncovered problems with housing at Fort Gordon, some serious enough to land families on a national health registry. And for 10 years, the company in charge of housing on post, has denied our requests for an interview. That is, until now.
By Meredith Anderson and Photojournalist Irisa Wheeler
After Fort Gordon families sounded the alarm, the I-Team went to work, uncovering hundreds of safety issues, everything from electrical, to mold and moisture complaints, to gas issues, to pest problems.
